ECONOMY
Nepse opens week with moderate losses
Nepse opens week with moderate losses
KATHMANDU: Stocks began Sunday's trading on a slightly positive note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index gained a couple of points in the morning session. However, weakness ensued after midday as the benchmark index posted a steady decline throughout the remaining trading hours. Nepse eventual...
Aug 05, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Sentience of Perfidy
Sentience of Perfidy
I am not nostalgic about this, rather very joyful
Ecstatic to know about their ambidextrous stance
Because you’re unknown, how I stand here entirely
It’s my endeavor without you folks undeniably
Aug 05, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
CTEVT technical courses: Earning while learning
CTEVT technical courses: Earning while learning
SURKHET, Aug 5: Sudip Sigdel of Solukhumbu has not completed higher secondary level of education yet. While he pays around 50,000 to the school for his 18-month course, he says that he has been able to earn more than that from his agricultural skills.
Aug 05, 2019
SOCIETY
CIAA sues BPKIHS vice-chancellor
CIAA sues BPKIHS vice-chancellor
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Sunday filed a corruption case against three individuals including BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) Vice-chancellor Dr Raj Kumar Rauniyar on the charge of receiving bribe from a contractor. The oth...
Aug 05, 2019
SOCIETY
DoFE steps up raids on rogue recruiters with new rule
DoFE steps up raids on rogue recruiters with new rule
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has intensified crackdown on manpower companies amid rise in reports of noncompliance with the government’s free-visa-free-ticket policy.
Aug 05, 2019
SOCIETY
No credible basis to conclude Paudel was killed in encounter: Rights groups
No credible basis to conclude Paudel was killed in encounter...
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Two human rights organizations on Sunday said there was no substantial evidence to justify the government’s claim that Kumar Paudel, the Sarlahi district in-charge of the outlawed Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand, was killed in a police encounter.
Aug 05, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Rs 276b spent on post-quake reconstruction
Rs 276b spent on post-quake reconstruction
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: A total of Rs 276.3 billion has been spent on post-earthquake reconstruction that includes government buildings, educational institutions, health centers and archeological heritages, among others.
Aug 05, 2019
Editorial
Costs of delay
Costs of delay
International human rights groups and various international agencies have been pressing the government to resolve transitional justice process by amending Transitional Justice Act in line with Nepal’s commitment to international conventions and verdict of the Supreme Court.
Aug 05, 2019
OPINION
Dangers of uranium mining
Dangers of uranium mining
US-Iran conflict is escalating into a trigger-ready brinkmanship leading to a palpable fear of another Middle-East war. The democrat-led US House has recently passed a “Defense Authorization Bill” to restrain President Trump from attacking Iran, but there is little room for respite.
Aug 05, 2019
OPINION
Toward Society 5.0
Toward Society 5.0
Digital technology has helped human society progress in an unprecedentedly fast pace. Digitalization has revolutionized not only the methods of communications but also the way we manage our business, perform trade, entertain, socialize or get public services.
Aug 05, 2019